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नाग्निस्तृप्यति काष्ठानां नापगानां महोदधिः । नान्तकः सर्वभूतानां न पुंसां वामलोचना॥५-४०-६॥
Fire is not satisfied by fuel; the ocean is not satisfied by rivers. Death is not satisfied by living beings; and a man is not satisfied by a captivating woman.
english translation
आशा धृतिं हन्ति समृद्धिमन्तकः क्रोधः श्रियं हन्ति यशः कदर्यता । अपालनं हन्ति पशूंश्च राजन्नेकः क्रुद्धो ब्राह्मणो हन्ति राष्ट्रम्॥५-४०-७॥
Unbounded expectation destroys steadfastness; a ruinous force destroys prosperity. Anger destroys well-being; miserliness destroys renown. Neglect of protection destroys the livestock, O king; and a single enraged brāhmaṇa can bring a kingdom to ruin.
english translation
अजश्च कांस्यं च रथश्च नित्यं मध्वाकर्षः शकुनिः श्रोत्रियश्च । वृद्धो ज्ञातिरवसन्नो वयस्य एतानि ते सन्तु गृहे सदैव॥५-४०-८॥
May these ever be present in your household: a goat, a bronze vessel, and a cart; one who gathers honey, a bird of good omen, and a śrotriya learned in the Vedas; an aged kinsman, and a friend in adversity.
english translation
अजोक्षा चन्दनं वीणा आदर्शो मधुसर्पिषी । विषमौदुम्बरं शङ्खः स्वर्णं नाभिश्च रोचना॥५-४०-९॥
A goat and an ox, sandalwood, a vīṇā, a mirror, honey and ghee; an irregularly formed udumbara (fig) tree, a conch, gold, a navel-mark, and rocanā (a bright pigment)—these are counted among auspicious household possessions.
english translation
गृहे स्थापयितव्यानि धन्यानि मनुरब्रवीत् । देवब्राह्मणपूजार्थमतिथीनां च भारत॥५-४०-१०॥
Manu declared, O Bhārata, that auspicious provisions should be kept in the home for the worship of the gods and the brāhmaṇas, and likewise for the reception of guests.
english translation